Boomerang ·  Australie · ID: 3039353

Description

wood, reddish brown shiny patina, striking broad and sharp-angled, engraved stars and christian cross symbol, fluted along rim, backside without decor, provided with a special lacquer coating, slightly dam. (rim);
the Australian boomerang eliminated the need to carry a number of different tools. It was used as a knife, a hammer or club, a digging tool, for making fire by friction, for musical accompaniment as a percussion instrument - as well as its main function as a hunting or fighting weapon. Beyond their obvious utilitarian functions, Aboriginal boomerangs often serve as objects of social and religious significance. Europeans have often been confused as to the difference between returning and non-returning boomerangs. The fact is, that most boomerangs did not come back - most hunting and fighting boomerangs were thrown to hit their targets, not to return. Returning ones were used in hunting wildfowl in the coastal greenbelts of southeastern and western Australia and in games and competitions.

L’objet Boomerang avec l’ID d’objet 3039353 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 81st Tribal Art Auction dans 31 octobre 2015 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 133 a atteint un prix de vente de 550 €.

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Littérature comparée

Jones, Philip, Boomerang, Kent Town 1996, p. 34